Pending legislation
would curtail unlimited contributions for "party building activities"
which is now a gaping loophole in the election laws which candidates
use improperly to support their own campaigns, violating the purpose
and intent of the law. We need to change the FCC (Federal Communications
Commission) rules to take the money out of elections by banning
paid radio and TV ads, just as we forbid alcohol and tobacco ads,
and to require free time for candidates.

A recent FCC rule, under intense pressure from media conglomerates,
gave television broadcasters free use of the new digital
spectrum, with a value to them of $70 billion, while they successfully
lobbied Congress to block efforts to
get free time for candidates in return. The public airways belong
to the people; the broadcasters are licensed to use them. Write
to your Senator and Congressperson, asking that they turn
the airwaves back to the people during election time and require
free time for candidates.

Support the proposed
Anti-Scofflaw
Regulation, which would prevent the federal government
from entering into contracts with companies that are chronic violators
of labor, environmental, tax, antitrust, or employment laws.

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